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Questioning Autism: January 2011
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Friday, January 7, 2011. I Know What You're Saying.". Will you play hide and seek with me Dad? OK I will hide under the bed and you will find me! Several iterations of hide and seek later, with Jack hiding under the bed every time and shouting with incredulity, “You found me! 8221; when George walked into the room. Jack, you really should hide someplace else; I know where you are hiding every time. I know what you’re saying, Dad, but I just love hiding under the bed. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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Questioning Autism: October 2011
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Saturday, October 15, 2011. Today, I gave Jack his first dose of Ritalin. We're going to watch him carefully to see if the dose is right, if any unwanted side effects, if his personality changes. I so pray that this works mainly to help him at school but also to feel more engaged with the world rather than just focused on his stimming. Why, yes. We do have an urgent issue. And Dr. S appreciated the data. The plunge is scary, but I so pray that this works to help Jack. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). How do I...
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Questioning Autism: September 2010
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Thursday, September 2, 2010. Jack's first week of school was wonderful but, not surprisingly, he's showing some signs of stress. In the regular class, he has started asking for "quiet time" in the day, and they give him a two-minute break to read a book without having to pay attention to the teacher or interact in the class. Have I mentioned lately how much I love this school district? Well, I do! This BROKE MY HEART! What signs of social awareness have you seen in your child with autism? Including the b...
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Questioning Autism: March 2011
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Thursday, March 17, 2011. Yes, I'm Still Here. There has been a lot going on lately (mostly quite good), and I need to process and share. Writing about it will help me process, so hopefully you'll see more posts in the near future. In the meantime, I have two things for you: a link and a question. I had a blog reader share a wonderful link with me. I'd not heard of Roses for Autism. But what a wonderful organization doing good work. Have you put your child with autism on attention medication?
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Questioning Autism: Letting Kids Be Who They Are
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Saturday, August 20, 2011. Letting Kids Be Who They Are. This year, however, I found myself confronted with a negative judgment on another mommy, one I just can't get over. Nick asked why we couldn't invite one of Jack's friends, let's call him Bill, who had come for a playdate over the winter. Bill's mom had stayed for the playdate because Bill is more severely autistic than Jack, and she and I both wanted her to be here. She was perfectly pleasant and chatty. Whatever made me think she wasn't. Jack's i...
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Questioning Autism: February 2012
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Saturday, February 4, 2012. I hope you can read this. Click on the picture to bring up a larger version. Found this posted on FB and have not been able to verify it, but how completely cool that a performance might elicit this sort of response from a locked-in child? If this is true, I'll bet his parents are wigging out trying to leverage this into some sort of therapy! Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Enter your email address:. Welcome to Questioning Autism. Which therapies are worth the money?
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Questioning Autism: October 2010
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Wednesday, October 20, 2010. Riding the bus. I always thought riding the bus to school was fun. I missed it when, in seventh grade, I transferred to a private school that didn't have bussing. Who would have thought I'd be so concerned about my own boys riding the bus? Yet Nick had issues on the bus, particularly in second grade. He was bullied and picked on, and he is, shall we say,. The bullies kept at him. Our school has transported him on the "special" bus, which has an aide on board to help with the ...
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Between the Vines: Rome Seminar
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Between the Vines Fall Seminar 2011. Summertime Between the Vines! Forever and a day! The Sweetest Little Baby Face. Fall Seminars 2010 second session. Fall Seminars 2010 - first session. IS it summer yet? Subscribe to this blog's feed. Laquo; Venice Seminar. IS it summer yet? March 29, 2010. 0160;In Rome, we had 3 wonderful classes full of very sweet, eager-to-learn students.they all did great! 0160;We truly enjoyed ourselves and we hope you did too! Lots of friendly students.always with open smiles...
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Questioning Autism: July 2012
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Wednesday, July 11, 2012. On Test Scores and Attempts at Intervention. I received a letter from our school district's Executive Director of Instruction. Here's the opening paragraph. Hmmm "With both administrations.for both test administrations"? My child's "areas of most weakness"? A]ddress those in a focused manner"? Oh, good. I would hate for them to waste his time in an unfocused manner. Methinks Madam Executive Director could use a little English 101 tutoring. Not sure at all. 1 Jack's OAA reading s...
